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2014-08-15, 21:47
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Hi
Have read a lot here now, but I`m getting confused. I`m wonder to buy this: HP CHROMEBOX CB1-020NO.
Will this support 3D (stereoscopic for my TV and receiver, mentioned in the signature), 23.976/24.00 playback, DVD iso?
I think it will support the other stuff I have.
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2014-08-15, 23:21
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The HP and Asus Chromeboxes are both based on the Haswell Celeron 2955U processor.
This will play DVD ISOs in OpenElec no problem. It will also handle 23.976Hz (and I believe 24.000Hz - but haven't got any 24.000Hz content to check)
It will play SBS and TAB half-resolution 3D content (i.e. 1920x1080 consisting of 2x960x1080 eye views or 1280x720 consisting of 2x1280x360 eye views). It won't hardware decode MVC as used by Blu-ray on-disc (but neither does XBMC). I don't know if it will play 3840x1080 or 1920x2160 (or 2560x720 or 1280x1440) full-res SBS/TAB and output them as frame packed 1080p or 720p.
It will bitstream DTS HD and Dolby True HD audio as well as multichannel and high-bitrate and high-bit-depth PCM over HDMI.
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2014-08-16, 01:06
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SBS = Side By Side
TAB = Top And Bottom
SBS is used mainly for stuff shot 1080p or 1080i, whereas TAB is sometimes used for stuff shot 1280p.
HSBS/HTAB is usually where the 3D stuff is squeezed 2:1 vertically or horizontally to fit into the same resolution as a 2D 1080i/p or 720p signal. As such it is identical, in video terms, to a 1080i/p or 720p video signal - so there should be no problems (I hate the word lag as it suggests an A/V sync issue rather than dropped/skipped frames etc.) if the platform can play a 2D signal in the same format, and my experience of the Chromebox is that it is fine with 1080i/p and 720p content (even with a YADIF 2x deinterlace of the 1080i stuff I play - all 50i)
If you are buying 3D movies on Blu-ray, XBMC won't play them under Linux. Blu-ray uses MVC (Multi View Coding) which encodes one eye as a regular 1080p (or 720p) H264 AVC video stream (which is what is played on 2D players or for 2D TVs) with a secondary stream containing an MVC stream that contains the difference between the H264 stream and the other eye feed (exploiting the large amount of redundancy present in the two eye feeds). AIUI MVC decoding hasn't been implemented in ffmpeg yet, and as such isn't present in XBMC.
It is possible to rip Blu-rays to Full resolution SBS 3840x1080 (or is it 1920x2160?) H264 MKVs using third party software - and these may or may not play on the Chromebox. I don't have the kit to check I'm afraid at the moment.
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Then I think I`m going for one of this.
How can it play 3d But then not play 3D?
There is no Blu-Ray reader on the unit, so it can`t play. If you rip the movie, isn`t possible to rip it a way that fits this unit?
Thnaks for the help :-)
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2014-08-17, 10:47
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Thanks, then I understand a little bit more.
This 3D things is a little bit more complex I see. Thanks again. :-)
For about the double price I can get an Nuc D34010WYK 4GB ram and 30GB HDD.
Will this handle something more than the HD Chromebox, i know it`s got more power,
but what will the real benefits be, other than a little bit faster GUI?
If there is no big differences other than hardware, and the IR, then the question is really easy to answer for me.
Petter :-)
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Anyone got Windows running well on one of these?
I need to run one of these in a room for kids and it must be 'kid proof' - I know how to do this with Windows (using EventGhost).
Maybe what I need is great in OpenELEC? I'm a Windows guy and don't want to spend a time learning how to get things up in Linux. I'll use OpenELEC if it as easy as copying over my Windows XBMC User folder, hooking up the Bluray & IR.... and "it just works" ... possible?
planning to run:
BluRay - usb connected (I don't care about 3D)
IR remote
Windows Media Center on a 'back-end' server so the PVR plugin for XBMC will need to work in OpenELEC (does it?)
thx for the help!
I'm not an expert but I play one at work.
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I installed Ubuntu on a asus chromebox (2955u version); and all works fine 'cept wake from suspend via usb device (keyboard/mouse/...).
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I saw a couple of posts back in May saying that this was an issue that Matt was investigating. Is this still an issue or is there a way to fix it? I installed it Aug 9th so it has a fairly recent copy of coreboot. Ubuntu was 14.04 which has an ok kernel but I could try mint if it is a kernel issue.